Authorities investigating shooting outside NSA

Federal authorities are investigating a shooting outside of the National Security Agency facility at Fort Meade Wednesday that reportedly left a law enforcement officer wounded.

Fort Meade police spokesperson Larry Whitley told the Washington Post that the officer has since been taken to the hospital, but his condition is unknown.

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The NSA tweeted at about 9:10 a.m. that the situation "is under control and there is no ongoing security or safety threat." The Post, citing NSA officials, reports that the incident doesn't appear to be linked to terrorism.

President Donald Trump "has been briefed" on the shooting, according to White House spokesperson Lindsay Walters, and is offering “thoughts and prayers” and promising to provide updates “as they become available”.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen has also been briefed, according to DHS press secretary Tyler Q. Houlton.

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"@SecNielsen has been briefed on the shooting at the NSA," he tweeted Wednesday. "@DHSgov will continue to work with our federal partners to support the investigation. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and everyone affected."

Vice President Mike Pence offered prayers to those involved following the shooting. "Karen and I are praying for those involved in the shooting at the NSA. @POTUS and I are monitoring the situation closely," Pence tweeted.

According to a WRC-TV aerial photo, police could be seen surrounding a handcuffed man. Close by, was a black SUV with bullet holes through its windshield, which had reportedly crashed into a concrete barrier of the NSA entry gates.